As early as the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty,
They are: Tiancheng Han family, Yideyu Gao family, Yangliuqing Shishi family, Tucheng family, Zhengxing Demu family, Changyuan Yang family, Zhende Huang family and Yizhuang Zhang family (that is, eight families have made a fortune, including Gao, Yang, Huang and Zhang who are engaged in salt affairs, Shi, Liu and Mu who are engaged in grain industry, and Han who is engaged in maritime industry). This shows that Tianjin at that time has become the base of Luchang salt industry, the hub of water transportation and the port of maritime transportation. Because of the patents of salt companies, the monopoly of grain companies, the monopoly of seagoing ships, and the collusion between officials and businessmen, it is possible that the upstart of "Eight Lords" will appear.
In the early years of Xianfeng (185 1), a folk song circulated in Tianjin. Specifically, it refers to "Tiancheng Hanjia" (maritime industry), "One Virtue Ruled the Gaos" (salt affairs), "Yangliuqing Shi Jia" (water transportation since Ming Dynasty), "Tucheng Liu Jia" (grain industry), "Zhengxing Demeujia" (tea industry and grain industry started), "Zhende Huangjia" (salt affairs) and "Changyuan Yangjia".
Xin ba da Jia
In the 1920s and 1930s, the gauze industry in Tianjin had a great development. These silk and yarn companies have made a lot of money and invested in many banks, factories and other banks. A new rich man has emerged in Tianjin, forming a "new eight lords". They are Jin, Pan, Sun, Hu, Bian, Fan, Qiao and Ji. Namely Jin Guishan and Pan from Ruixing No.1 Cotton Mill, Sun and Hu Shuping from Long Yuan Silk Store, Bian Runwu from Longshun Cotton Mill, Fan Zhuqi from Yixing Cotton Mill, Ji Weizhan and Joe from Dunqinglong Silk Store.